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I am just shooting local matches just for fun. I sometimes get some shots that I cannot figure out why. (I KNOW YOU GUYS NEVER HAVE THOSE.) I was hoping to have an excuse, but you are not giving me...

I am hearing a lot of shooters like "Bore Tech Rim Fire Blend" for cleaning. Does this product not deep clean the barrel as much as other products and therefore better for Match guns?

I got into .22 Match shooting about five months ago. I have a C-Z 457 MTR heavy barrel and shoot S-K Match .22 bullets. Match bullets have a heavy coating of Beeswax on the bullet. I have been told...

I have a friend that is loaning me a thermometer so I can check my lead. I am also going to try heating lead on the stove so I can gradually increase heat. I truly appreciate all the advice I am...

I tried it again today. I sprayed the mold with carburetor cleaner then washed with Dawn. I waited until the hotplate had fully heated the mold, then poured. Wrinkles. I then left the mold ON the...

I have used steel molds for years and never had a problem with heat retention. I have avoided aluminum molds up to now but now I have to use one. I have a four cavity Aluminum NOE mold for a.38 Cal....

Prior to your good suggestions I found that neither Saeco nor Lyman make that size resizing die either.

NOE website shows no resizing kit for .38m Cal.

I have been having a Devil of a time getting the desired bullet to load for my C-Sharps .38/55. The manufacturers are not producing much of a choice lately. I am looking for a cast bullet about 255...

I never did check pressure. I put some toilet paper in the base of the cartridge on top of my charge of 9.0 Gr. Unique. Immediately I was advised by a couple of shooters that doing so could cause...

There -in lies part of my problem. I guess I should have stated that I use the gun for B.P.C.R. competition. Most loads are for lever action hunting loads and many use jacketed bullets. I slugged my...

I have a C-Sharps 1885 in .38/55 with a 29-1//2" barrel. I want to shoot Smokeless and have been shooting 9.0 Gr. of Unique with a 255 gr. .278 dia. coated bullet. I am not getting the accuracy that...

I have not even tried papering my first bullet, so this may be a stupid question. If you had a template for .45 cal. bullets, would it not work for ALL .45's? Cannot templates of proper Cal. be made...

I loaded up some rounds with1/4 square, but I still loaded 9.0 Grains. You seemed worried about the pressure, should I have reduced it to 8.0 grains? Should I pull them?

I consider a sheet of toilet paper about 4"square. Do you mean 1/4 of that?

I am shooting a 255 Grain. bullet out of my .38/55 using 9 Grains. of Unique powder. I want to hold the powder against the flash hole and am thinking of putting a .38 Cal., .30 "Walters Wad" wad on...

I got it up and running toasty, thanks for the reply.

Does anybody remember the old metal Jon-e handwarmers that hunters used many years ago? As recall, it used lighter fluid for heat, can anyone confirm?

I just found a Jon-e handwarmer my Dad used to use when hunting. It is a re-usable metal handwarmer that goes in a cloth sack after it is lit. It is similar to the old Zippo lighters and if I...

If you succeed in loading and shooting Black Powder, I would TOTALLY disassemble the gun for cleaning afterwards.

In another thread, the guy tumbled with some car wax added. That might work, if nothing else it is better than a liquid lube.

I have always wanted to go to the big Black Powder shoots in Idaho. To make it a perfect trip from North Carolina, I would like to find a place to fish. The problem is the little Lady and I are...

Ditto to what 1903 said.

I think everybody at one time or another has tried Triple 7 or Pyrodex or B.P. Cartridge guns. I think all of them found it a bad idea. Either go black Powder like the gun was designed for, or...

Powder varies by brand and consistency. Since he makes his own Powder, does that not make every lot he makes charge different?